Few were giving the Giants a chance as veteran left-hander Barry Zito was about to take the mound in Busch Stadium with the team down in the National League Championship Series, three games to one. More >

For the Cardinals, right now, getting away from the ballpark won't hurt. It will give them time to flush the anguish of the last three games, and look forward to next spring when a sizable chunk of this team will be back. More >

San Francisco scored five runs with a mix of good hitting, some shaky St. Louis defense and just a little bit of luck to take control in the bottom of the third inning of Game 7 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night. More >

It did not rain all day in the Bay Area as forecast, but it did rain. A light drizzle began falling from mostly blue skies during the Cardinals' portion of batting practice on Monday, but never hard enough to interrupt the run-up to Game 7 of the National League Championship Series. More >

Completing their second rare comeback of the postseason, the Giants subdued the St. Louis Cardinals, 9-0, on Monday to win Game 7 of the National League Championship Series and advance to a World Series confrontation against the Detroit Tigers. More >

Starters Adam Wainwright and Lance Lynn, who pitched Games 4 and 5 of the National League Championship Series, respectively, were considered available out of the bullpen for the final game of the NLCS. More >

Despite a couple of quiet days for the Cardinals' offense, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny felt no need to shake up his starting lineup for Game 7 of the National League Championship Series at AT&T Park on Monday. More >

After holding a 3-1 NLCS lead, the Cardinals were unable to clinch a second straight NL pennant after Kyle Lohse struggled early and the bats remained in slumber, falling to the Giants, 9-0, in Game 7 on Monday night. More >

Monday night's game between the Cardinals and Giants will be the 51st Game 7 in a best-of-seven series, 15 of the previous 50 being in LCS play and 35 in the World Series. The home team has gone 29-21 in those games. More >